Ibrahimovic kicked off his major tournament debut goal trend in 2002, when he turned out for Ajax against Lyon in the Champions League.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic gets Man Utd scoring underway against Bournemouth

The Swede star, 34, netted both goals in a 2-1 win for the Dutch giants that day as the Eredivisie side went on to reach the quarter-finals of Europe's biggest tournament - losing 3-2 on aggregate to AC Milan.

But here's where it gets really interesting... In his debuts in Serie A, La Liga and Ligue 1, not only did Zlatan score on his debut, but his side went on to win the league that term.

First of all, there was his Serie A curtain-raiser, playing for Juventus against Brescia.

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic netted on his Champions League debut playing for Ajax against Lyon

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